New Wacker Neuson crawler-mounted dumpers

Excellent performance on difficult terrain

Crawler-mounted dumpers were designed for loading and unloading operations, for work in difficult terrain conditions (with gradients of up to 62 percent) and for terrains with sensitive surfaces - and also for the construction of golf courses, sports grounds, gardens and landscaping in particular. Thanks to their excellent maneuverability and compact design however, crawler-mounted dumpers are also extremely well suited to work in very restricted conditions - such as in interior completion or for demolition work in buildings.

In order to tailor this range of products to meet customer requirements, Wacker Neuson has brought a completely new and - above all - complete range of crawler-mounted dumpers onto the market. The success factors of these machines are reflected in their design, conception and the variety of their possible uses.

The smallest crawler-mounted dumper - the model DT05 with a maximum loading capacity of 0.5 tons and a machine width of just 66cm - is ideally suited for use in buildings. It is available with either a diesel or petrol engine. All models right through to its big brother - the DT25 with a maximum loading capacity of 2.5 tons - are equipped with a fully hydrostatic traction drive. Together with the powerful diesel or petrol engines, this guarantees excellent maneuverability even on difficult terrain.

One special feature of the DT25 that needs emphasizing is its steering logic: on sensitive surfaces or in restricted spaces, the driver doesn't need to turn, but merely rotates the seat through 180 degrees, and is always driving in the direction in which he is moving the joystick.

The high travel speed of the DT25 is another indicator of its effectiveness.

"The DT08 Proline is a professional user's unit that differs from the standard DT08 by virtue of its more efficient hydraulic system, improved operating and control comfort and a wider range of attachments", explains Steffen Wiesener, Product Manager at Wacker Neuson. One important feature of the models DT08, DT12 and DT15 is the possibility of assembling a functional self-loading unit that significantly shortens loading times and at the same time boosts the efficiency of these models enormously.

The DT12 with a maximum loading capacity of 1.2 tons and the DT15 a maximum loading capacity of 1.5 tons complete the machines portfolio. The different skip types such as front, rotating or high skip, along with the loading platform for pallet transport or the concrete mixer, round out the range and thus the possible uses of Wacker Neuson crawler-mounted dumpers.

To summarize, it can be said that the new Wacker Neuson crawler-mounted dumper range represents the ideal supplement to the product portfolio of the Wacker Neuson Group. Together with other machines from the compact and light equipment range, they allow construction processes to be optimized and make the user's work easier in many different respects.

While the new models are initially released in Europe they are expected to be available globally in 2012.